Nigel the 1977 MGB Piston Install

[@PhilGreeleyJR]

Alex thank you for this video!

[@kencampbell4421]

The nuts on the rod cap can be driven with a 1/2” twelve-point socket. No problem

[@matthewgreen4952]

Loving the detail 👌

[@robingham3342]

Good video most helpful thanks 😊

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding progress on your restoration.

[@justinschroder6094]

My '77 MGB is named Nigel too. Parts are arriving for the engine 'refresh' this week.

[@AlexPlatacis]

My wife and I went through a whole list of names. This is the first car we have had that had a masculine name. Hope my videos of my journey on this project help you out.

[@windmill1965]

Did you weigh each of the piston & rod assemblies to ensure a proper balance?

[@AlexPlatacis]

Nope. They are pretty finely machined components. I dont think their weights could possibly vary much. Also, these are not "performance" parts. If this was a high revving race engine, I suppose that would be a consideration. And, performance pistons, and rods are designed with weight in mind

[@windmill1965]

@@AlexPlatacis Thank you for your reply. I was watching other video's where all parts were weighed to get all assemblies close to each other. However, that was indeed for a race engine.

[@johnsolimine1164]

Oil hole in rods pointing "away" from the cam??? That makes no sense.

[@AlexPlatacis]

Well, turns out the squirter lubricates the cylinder walls. Not, the cam lobes. Here is a link to a video I did explaining the oil flow on the 1800 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ysenihfKyshZosi=GhlHvnF0-499VyAW

[@johnsolimine1164]

@@AlexPlatacis Thanks for taking the time to correct my error.

[@AlexPlatacis]

It's not an "error" most things on these cars don't make sense. LOL